Dwight Evans will support converting vacant lots and derelict properties into neighborhood gardens.

Neighborhood Gardens – We can identify vacant lots or those with derelict properties that can be converted to neighborhood gardens.

He commits to turning vacant or derelict lots into neighborhood gardens.

Access to Fresh Food - Dwight Evans for CongressDwight Evans for Congress
campaign · campaign_site · model gpt-5.4-mini

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Ms. Kaptur (for herself, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Lee, Ms. Norton, Ms. Moore, Mr. Jeffries, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Evans, and Ms. Adams) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Evans was listed as an original supporter of the Urban Agriculture Production Act of 2017 in the House.

delivered same_term A for effort

H.R. 3699 Introduced in House: Urban Agriculture Production Act of 2017
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 91%

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Land acquisition, land conversion, and soil and growing mechanism assistance to support urban agriculture, including in and around brownfields, vacant lots, or other underutilized tracts of land.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The bill Evans supported directly addressed land conversion for urban agriculture around vacant lots and similar underused land.

delivered same_term A for effort

H.R. 3699 Introduced in House: Urban Agriculture Production Act of 2017
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 92%

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Vote Question: On Agreeing to the Conference Report Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 Vote Type: Yea-And-Nay Status: Passed

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The 2018 farm bill conference report passed the House; Evans is recorded on the same roll call as voting Yea.

delivered same_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

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The mission of the Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production shall be to encourage and promote urban, indoor, and other emerging agricultural practices, including— (A) community gardens and farms located in urban areas, suburbs, and urban clusters;

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Enacted federal law created an urban agriculture office whose mission includes promoting community gardens and farms in urban areas.

delivered same_term

7 USC 6923: Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%

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From rooftop gardens to aquaponics centers in old warehouses to growing crops on abandoned properties, urban agriculture provides many benefits to a community

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): USDA describes urban agriculture support as including growing crops on abandoned properties, aligning with the vacant/derelict-property garden commitment.

delivered later_term

Urban Agriculture | Agricultural Marketing Service
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 84%

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These USDA planning and implementation grants help eligible nonprofits, local and Tribal government organizations, Soil and Water Conservation Districts, and school districts improve access to local foods. The program supports innovative agricultural practices such as community gardens, urban farms and agroforests, rooftop farms, food forests,

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): As of 2026, USDA’s urban agriculture grant program remained an active federal mechanism supporting community gardens and related urban food projects.

delivered later_term

Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Grants | Rural Development
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 83%